(AP Photo/Nam Y.Huh)

January 30, 2009

"He never told me he was interested in signing me. He just came by to say hello. He was in the neighborhood. He just got back in town. He came to see some hockey players that he knows out in my neighborhood. He just came and knocked on my door. He almost walked away when I went to the door. That was it. If they knock on my door, I'm not going to tell them to go away. I've known the guy for a while and I'm going to talk just like I'm talking with you right now."(Andruw Jones, via Nationals dot com, 11/08/2007)

MLB.com reports that the possibility of a return to Atlanta is looking less likely for Mr. Tubbo; he won't take anything less than a major league deal (!) Still, the situation has all the makings of a Jim Bowden Scrap Heap Special, doesn't it?...with an assist from Stan: can you say an invite to major league camp with a suggestion that he bring his first baseman's mitt to compete with those other twofat guys? It's an awful though, isn't it? But just something to keep in mind when Adam Dunn eventually signs that one year deal somewhere else. Here's your consolation prize, Nats fans - and he'll come cheap, too!

(Photo of Jim Bowden on TV by The Nationals Enquirer Staff)

January 27, 2009

"We are thrilled to have a talent like Rob Dibble join our broadcast crew. His enthusiasm and knowledge will quickly make him very popular among Nationals viewers. Rob and I talked today about the three things we know he will be: honest, informative and fun."(Stan Kasten, via Nationals dot com, 1/27/2009)

We can think of at least three better adjectives to describe Rob Dibble than Stan came up with.

(Photo of Johnny Holiday and Don Sutton on TV by The Nationals Enquirer Staff)

January 26, 2009

"Another question. Do you want last year's -- I won't name the teams in the American League that had payrolls all over $100 million that ended up last -- do you want those $100 million teams? Or do you want the $40 million team from Tampa that went to the World Series?"(Stan Kasten, at NatsFest, via Nationals Journal, 1/26/2009)

January 25, 2009

Sweet! How much should the Lerner Family (over) pay for him?

Just what the doctor ordered: a veteran who can teach the kids how to spend time on the DL like a veteran. From Nationals dot com:

Glavine is coming off an injury-riddled season in 2008. He appeared in only 13 games because of left shoulder and elbow injuries. Glavine already had two throwing sessions in the past week and didn't feel any pain.

And we all know how those pain-free offseason throwing sessions are a good predictor of a healthy arm: just ask Shawn Hill every year since 2005.

Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes will not face any prison time, according to two sources, as he paid $40,643 in back child support to his estranged wife, NiShea Gilbert, on Friday.

On Jan. 14, Dukes was ordered by Hillsborough Circuit Judge Mark Wolfe to pay the money by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, or face a 90-day prison sentence. According to TampaBay.com, Dukes' attorney gave the check to Gilbert's representative at 4:57 p.m.